“I’ve lost her many times over the years, not just on the day she died. But I’ve also found her, too.”

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“I’ve lost her many times over the years, not just on the day she died. But I’ve also found her, too.”
“Just like every adult person is different, so are pregnancies, babies, toddlers, children, and teens.”
“Her teachers pumped the students up, told them the rules of the egg hunt, and off they went. Once the sidewalk stopped at the rubber mulch, that’s where Mary stopped. Once again, she was at the back of the class, watching everyone else have fun.”
“The day after my firstborn joined our family, I remember thinking, ‘I’ll never be alone again!’ I loved our newborn and my husband and didn’t want to start resenting them. It was up to me to ensure I got the self-care I needed to be a happy mommy.”
“At first, receiving a boundary from my daughter made me want to explain myself. It made me want to tell her why she should be okay with her Mom giving her a quick love pat. It made me want to make her feel silly that she would need a boundary with her own Mom.”
“The first Mother’s Day I experienced post placement, I felt hollow. No one said a word. I didn’t communicate that Mother’s Day would be a trigger for my grief, but somehow this 19-year-old boy knew and validated those feelings in a tangible way.”
“I was praying every day that someday she would want to know me. ‘Can you repeat that? I want to make sure I understand you correctly.’ My jaw hinged open and I was rendered speechless.”
“It was cool to see someone offer a treasured family recipe as a final gift to the world. I had to try it.”
“The initial realization was a sharp kick in the guts that took my breath away. It felt like living in a parallel universe at times. I often had to switch from being an isolated, struggling mother trying to navigate this foreign special needs world to participate in ‘normal’ life with Isla’s sisters.”
“I realized I was treating my husband like a child. It has taken me months to learn to let go and control less.”
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